Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-13
HORRIBLE DEATH.
AMAK CRUSHED BRHHArHrHE CRANK
OF An ENGINE.
Delegates Returning-Ths Great Council
Of Red Men Notes Of the Pro
ceedings- Personal.
Especial telegram to tho pispa.ch.I

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ALEXANDRIA, May 12.-This after
noon, while the steamer Arrowsmith,
which was replacing the City OF Wash
inSton on ferry-routes, was on her 130th
trip to this city, colored man employ
ed IN the fire-room met with horrible
death. 1t appears that be had gone up
to the hurncane-deck TO finish oiling
the walking-beam. After he had gone
below and the boat had started be was
crushed by the crank, under which his
mangled body was found.
Rev. j. NJ. Mercerand Jonas Fisher,
Of the Baptist church, who went to
Louisville 10 attend the Southern Bap
TIT Convention, have returned. They
say they had q splendid time and met
numbers of old friends
Large numbers Of colored people are
taking the Norfolk boats. They go to
pick berries.
Colonel r. H. Dulany, of Warrenton,
who recently returned from Europe,
was here to-day.
Thomas Reed and John Mahoney,
citiztns of Prince William, recently
deceased, had an aggregate age OF one
hundred and seventy years.
The Great Council of Red Men con-
iinued in session this morning and
afternoon. Several reports of commit
tees were read and adopted by the body.
Atelt gram from Great Chief-of- Records
Conley, of Philadelphia, regretting his
inability to attend and wishing a happy
Ond propitious council, was read. A
charter was granted to a lodge in Poca-
Lontas white Cloud, No. GU.
Past Sachems Solomon OF Norfolk,
snd Carter of Richmond, exemplified
the unwritten work of the order.
Leave of absence was granted Great
Senior Sycamore Hill, of Richmond,
and later Past Sachem Sisson, in be-
bali of Osceola Tribe, invited the coun-
I'll to gather around cOuncil-fire at
tie Opera-House tonight and partake
Of a banquet. Accepted.
THE RED MEMS BANQUET.
Tie Great Council Of the Improved
Order OF Red Men of Virginia held its
closing session this evening, and parti-
cipatcd in a banquet rendered by Os-
ctola Tribe, No. /, of this city, at night
The concern was principally of a secret
nature. t-Great-Sachem Eugene
Michael Solomon, of Norfolk, was
chosen representative to the Great
Council of the United States, which
meets in Wilmington, Del, in August
next.
The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year: Great Sachem, G.
Z. Hill, Richmond Great Senior Sag
amore, w. p. Rockcharlie, Lynchburg
Great Junior Sycamore, l.. L. Mcguire,
Norfolk Great Chief of Records,
George W. Hall, Petersburg Great
Keeper OF Wampum, George W. Tolly,
Manchester.
Hampton was chosen rs the next
meeting. place of the Great Council
date. second Wednesday in May, 1888,
1oasts were drunk as follows:
Great Council of the United States.
Responded to by Past-Great-Sachem
Riley. of Winchester.
Great Councilo the State Of Virginia.
Responded to by Great-Sachem Bolton,
Of Norfolk.
Hunting-Grounds of Richmond. Re
sponded to by PastGreat-Sachem
Granger, of Richmond.
Hunting Grounds OF the City by the
Sea. Responded to by Past-Great-Sa-
chem Solomon. of Norfolk.
Hunting Grounds of the Cockade
City. Responded to by Past-Great-
Sachem Hall, of Petersburg.
Tribes of the City of Hills. Re
sponded to by Unknown.
TO Tribes in the Valley Famous for
the Valor of Their Sons and the Beauty
Of Their Daughters. Responded to by
Unknown"
The Old City of Alexandria. Re
spondcd to by Great-Sachem Sisson.
The Press. Responded TO by Mr..
Whiting, of the ITEM.
At midnight the happy assemblage
broke up.
Tie meeting has been a success in
every particular, and the delegates ex-
press themselves fairly pleased.
Among those present were Judge
Cartel, Messrs. Gaines, Eppes, Taylor,
end Wise, of Richmond Judge Rock
charlie and Colonel Butler of
Lynchburg; ". fl. Robertson,
of Farmville Messrs. Taylor,
Hall. Tucker, Hodgson, and Scott,
Of Petersburg; Colonel kiley and w.
II. Eolton, OF Winchester; Messrs.
Forsyth and Wing, of Front Royal !;
+. 4. lilly, of Pocahontas W. II.
Carter, of Berryville General Lash, Of
Portsmouth Messrs. Solomon, Cherry,
Duncan. Hall, Ballentlne, Rawlins,
Check. Small, and Grimes, of Norfolk !;
{. s. Wells, George W. TOlly, and j.
i. Mccain, of Manchester; II. +:
Phillips, of Hampton ; Halstead and
Topping, of Berkeley, besides many
others.